Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Lendal Tower
- The York Hoard
- The Medieval Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The York Helmet
- A New University
- New Earswick
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Barker Tower
- York Central Library
- St William's Shrine
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Norman Abbey