Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Carving
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The County Court House
- Second World War York
- Barker Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The York Helmet
- Jubbergate
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- First World War Memorial
- First World War York
- York Central Library