Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Jubbergate
- Barker Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Lendal Bridge
- York Bombed
- The Basilica
- The Norman Castle
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Medieval Abbey
- First World War Memorial
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Edward III and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Retreat