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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- A New Vision For York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Guy Fawkes
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Medieval Minster
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Male Grooming
- John Carr - Architect
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart