Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Silk Cap
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Bar Convent
- The Roman Fortress
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A New Vision For York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Council of Arles
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Martin Le Grand Church