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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Olive Oil Container
- The Bar Convent
- The Abbot's House
- The York Helmet
- The Mystery Plays
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- First World War York
- The York Observatory
- Teaching the Poor
- Barker Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Transport Moves On