Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Cawood Sword
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- The Council of Arles
- York Central Library
- King Richard II and York
- Anglian Carving
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Boot
- Bootham School
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Shambles
- Mithras and Arimanius