Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Mystery Plays
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Assembly Rooms
- A New Walk
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Cawood Sword
- York Railway Station
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Military Belt Fitting
- Margaret Clitherow
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Pilgrimage of Grace