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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Industrial Upheaval
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Minster Library
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Railway Station
- Viking Coins
- Bootham School
- Barker Tower
- York Union Gas Works
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Holocaust
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bone Trial Piece
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Central Library