Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Ripon College for Women
- King Richard III and York
- Is York Cursed?
- Scarborough Bridge
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Stonegate
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Vikings and Christianity
- Viking Boot
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Art Gallery
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York