Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Council of Arles
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Transport Moves On
- The Guildhall
- Statue of Napoleon
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Norman Abbey
- York Railway Station
- Fire in the Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Fairfax House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Basilica