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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Lendal Tower
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Judges Lodging
- Ouse Bridge
- New Shopping Centres
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Viking Coins
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Rowntree Park
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Olave
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Black Death
- Constantius Chlorus
- Medieval Prisons