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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Minster Library
- The Medieval Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King Edward III and York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Council of Arles
- York Art Gallery
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Micklegate Bar
- Silver Strap Ends
- Water Lanes
- Barker Tower