Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- The Red Tower
- Bootham School
- A New Vision For York
- The End of the Abbey
- Fire in the Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The White Rose of York
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Garrison
- A New University
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Mary Ward
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The George Fox Incident
- The First Railway Station