Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Abbot's House
- A New University
- Barker Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Greyfriars
- George Leeman
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Crux's Church
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa