Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Roman Head Pot
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Boot
- Viking Silk Cap
- Anglian Cross
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Bar Convent
- King Edward I and York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Clifford's Tower
- The Shambles
- Vale of York Viking Hoard