Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- The White Rose of York
- The York Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- Fire in the Minster
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The George Fox Incident
- York Union Gas Works
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Female Prison
- Barker Tower
- York Castle Museum
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Crest of York St John College
- William Etty, Artist