Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Norman House
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The County Court House
- The Council of Arles
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Scarborough Bridge
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King Edward III and York