Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Treasurer's House
- Our Lady's Row
- Medieval Prisons
- A New Vision For York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Military Belt Fitting
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Union Gas Works
- The Abbot's House
- View from Station Rise
- Victoria Bar
- Lendal Tower