Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Ouse Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Richard II and York
- The Norman House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Roman Head Pot
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The End of the Abbey
- The York Helmet
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- George Leeman
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Garrison
- Bootham Bar