Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Norman Abbey
- King's Manor - Victorian
- George Leeman
- The York Observatory
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Minster Library
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Medieval Prisons
- A New Walk