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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- St Crux's Church
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Roman Fortress
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of St Olave
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Mansion House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Barley Hall
- Gold Arm Ring
- The First Minster
- The First Railway Station
- Anglian Carving