Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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 Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Black Death
- The George Fox Incident
- Middleham Jewel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Medieval Abbey
- Barker Tower
- George Leeman
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Female Prison
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Abbot's House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's Medieval Synagogue