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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Viking Coins
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Minster Library
- Gold Arm Ring
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Castle Museum
- Is York Cursed?
- King Edward II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Alcuin of York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Barley Hall