Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Dick Turpin
- York Railway Station
- Silver Strap Ends
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Abbey
- Micklegate Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Anglian Carving
- Water Lanes
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Battle of the Standard
- A Pipkin
- Bootham School
- Fire in the Minster