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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Monk Bar
- Rowntree Park
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Bar Convent
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Railway Station
- The New Theatre
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Ripon College for Women
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St William's Shrine
- Medieval Prisons
- De Grey Rooms
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning