Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman House
- The George Fox Incident
- New Shopping Centres
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Royal Station Hotel
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Cawood Sword
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Our Lady's Row
- York's Airfield
- A New University
- Ouse Bridge
- Barley Hall
- The Battle of Marston Moor