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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Cawood Sword
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Judges Lodging
- Bootham School
- Bone Trial Piece
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Hospitium
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions