Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Anglian Cross
- Mary Ward
- York Central Library
- Micklegate Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- The York Helmet
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Monk Bar
- The First Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Guildhall
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The New Theatre
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft