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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Garrison
- Cinema Comes to York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Multangular Tower
- The County Court House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- A Pipkin
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Railway Institute
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Fire in the Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- 62 Low Petergate
- Vikings and Christianity