Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Richard III and York
- Micklegate Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Second World War York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Assembly Rooms
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bone Trial Piece
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Boot
- The Norman Minster
- The Minster in the 18th Century