Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Industrial Upheaval
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Norman Window Frame
- John Carr - Architect
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Garrison
- The Multangular Tower
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Retreat
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The York Helmet
- The First Minster
- The Horn of Ulf
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers