Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Helen
- William Etty, Artist
- Medieval Prisons
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Clifford's Tower
- Fairfax House
- Victoria Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York's Airfield
- Teaching the Poor
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning