Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- York's Airfield
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Bar Convent
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Railway Institute
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The York Observatory
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Treasurer's House
- The 1190 Massacre