Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Is York Cursed?
- Water Lanes
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Church of St Olave
- Ouse Bridge
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Railway Institute
- Barker Tower
- St Columba's United Reformed Church