Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- The First Railway Station
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Norman House
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster after the Reformation
- A New Vision For York
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Horn of Ulf
- Gold Finger Ring
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate