Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Military Belt Fitting
- Statue of the God Mars
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Fire in the Minster
- John Carr - Architect
- King Edward III and York
- De Grey Rooms
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Shambles
- View from Station Rise
- The Roman Fortress
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Constantius Chlorus
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Norman Abbey