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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Red Tower
- York Castle Museum
- The Medieval Castle
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Barker Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Monk Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Council of Arles
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Retreat
- St Crux's Church