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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- The Abbot's House
- William Etty, Artist
- The Female Prison
- Barker Tower
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fire in the Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Walmgate Bar
- Water Lanes
- York Central Library
- Hair of a Roman Girl