Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Margaret Clitherow
- Mary Ward
- Monk Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- De Grey Rooms
- Medieval Prisons
- A Pipkin
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Norman Castle
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Martin Le Grand Church