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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Sixties York
- Treasurer's House
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Helen
- Rowntree Park
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The York Observatory
- Alcuin of York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- St William's Shrine
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Battle of Marston Moor