Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- York's Coat of Arms
- Viking Boot
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Crest of York St John College
- The Shambles
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Coins
- Middleham Jewel
- The End of the Abbey
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St William's Shrine