Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Gold Arm Ring
- The First Railway Station
- York Art Gallery
- Teaching the Poor
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Hoard
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King Edward I and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bone Trial Piece
- The New Theatre