Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The County Court House
- The Railway Institute
- Norman Window Frame
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Bombed
- York's Coat of Arms
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Treasurer's House
- Ripon College for Women
- The George Fox Incident
- A New Walk
- Gold Arm Ring
- York's Medieval Synagogue