Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and the Holocaust
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Anglian Carving
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bootham Bar
- King Edward III and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head