Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and the Holocaust
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Alcuin of York
- Viking Coins
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Guildhall
- Middleham Jewel
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Barker Tower
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- A New Walk
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Our Lady's Row
- Bootham School
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning