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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Statue of an Athlete
- St William's Shrine
- Crest of York St John College
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Holy Trinity Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The York Observatory
- Victoria Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Stonegate
- The Bar Convent
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fairfax House