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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- First World War Memorial
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St William's Shrine
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- A New Vision For York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Norman Abbey
- The Medieval Abbey
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- A New Walk
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior