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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Viking Coins
- The County Court House
- A New Walk
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bootham School
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Mystery Plays
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Norman Window Frame
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Railway Institute
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The George Fox Incident