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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- York's Airfield
- York Central Library
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The County Court House
- Judges Lodging
- York Union Gas Works
- Minster Library
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Minster
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Council of Arles