Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- A Pipkin
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Retreat
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Battle of the Standard
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Roman Fortress
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Railway Institute
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Coins
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity