Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- The George Fox Incident
- Our Lady's Row
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Ouse Bridge
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Greyfriars
- The Female Prison
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Sixties York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool