Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Barley Hall
- De Grey Rooms
- The White Rose of York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Railway Institute
- Industrial Upheaval
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Sixties York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Teaching the Poor
- York's Airfield
- The George Fox Incident