Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St William's Shrine
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Minster Library
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Judges Lodging
- Lendal Bridge
- Bootham School
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Church of St Helen
- The Medieval Minster
- Mary Ward
- Medieval Prisons