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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Sixties York
- The Roman Fortress
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The New Theatre
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Norman Minster
- York Garrison
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New University
- The White Rose of York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Cawood Sword
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Norman House
- The Bar Convent