Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Greyfriars
- Scarborough Bridge
- Church of St Helen
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Shambles
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Guildhall
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York St John in the 20th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- The Medieval Minster
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Industrial Upheaval
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of All Saints Pavement