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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Anglian Cross
- The Cawood Sword
- York Railway Station
- The Norman Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Greyfriars
- York in the fifteenth Century
- De Grey Rooms
- Bootham School
- York Art Gallery
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Treasurer's House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Mithras and Arimanius