Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- Second World War York
- The Shambles
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Is York Cursed?
- The Battle of the Standard
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Lendal Tower
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Black Death