Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- St William's Shrine
- Statue of the God Mars
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Railway Institute
- Second World War York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King Richard III and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- First World War York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Alcuin of York
- The Cawood Sword
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- A New Vision For York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King's Manor - Victorian