Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Our Lady's Row
- Bronze weights
- Minster Library
- The Roman Fortress
- Barker Tower
- Fishergate Bar
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Statue of an Athlete
- Fairfax House
- A New University
- Viking Coins
- Second World War York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Barley Hall
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in the 20th Century