Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Olive Oil Container
- The Mansion House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Art Gallery
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York's Airfield
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The First Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham Bar
- Micklegate Bar
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bronze weights