Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Norman Window Frame
- Vikings and Christianity
- First World War York
- The Greyfriars
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Bar Convent
- The Assembly Rooms
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Barker Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery