Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Olive Oil Container
- Bootham School
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Rebuilt in Stone
- View from Station Rise
- Ouse Bridge
- Mary Ward
- The Hospitium
- John Carr - Architect
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Anglian Cross
- York and the Holocaust
- St Crux's Church