Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Cawood Sword
- Statue of an Athlete
- The George Fox Incident
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Basilica
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Shambles
- The Abbot's House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Carving
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Multangular Tower