Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Bombed
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fairfax House
- York and the Holocaust
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Judges Lodging
- York Union Gas Works
- The Mansion House
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Margaret Clitherow
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Richard II and York
- A New Walk
- The Debtors' Prison
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York