Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The First Railway Station
- Ripon College for Women
- St Crux's Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Central Library
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Council of Arles
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Gold Finger Ring
- New Earswick
- The Basilica