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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Holy Trinity Church
- Guy Fawkes
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Transport Moves On
- The Roman Fortress
- Roman Head Pot
- The Hospitium
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Silk Cap
- Sixties York
- The Norman Minster
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Alcuin of York