Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Guildhall
- Medieval Prisons
- Water Lanes
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward III and York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Crest of York St John College
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The York Hoard
- York Bombed
- Skeldergate Bridge
- A Pipkin