Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- First World War Memorial
- Rowntree Park
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Guildhall
- A New University
- Norman Window Frame
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Female Prison
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Walmgate Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Black Death
- York Garrison
- The First Railway Station
- The Norman Abbey
- York Union Gas Works