Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- A New Walk
- King Edward II and York
- Mary Ward
- Ouse Bridge
- Roman Head Pot
- Fairfax House
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Bombed
- Lendal Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Industrial Upheaval
- Anglian Cross
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Victoria Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Art Gallery