Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Dick Turpin
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The White Rose of York
- The First Minster
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Is York Cursed?
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity