Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Cawood Sword
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Silk Cap
- New Earswick
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Boot
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The First Minster
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mary Ward
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Walmgate Bar
- Minster Library
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Assembly Rooms