Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Bar Convent
- York Garrison
- The Mansion House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Edward I and York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Norman Abbey
- Fishergate Bar
- Middleham Jewel
- Treasurer's House
- Micklegate Bar