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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The First Railway Station
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bootham Bar
- Walmgate Bar
- Anglian Cross
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A New University
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Teaching the Poor
- The Shambles
- King's Manor - Victorian