Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Abbot's House
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Hospitium
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Greyfriars
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- 62 Low Petergate
- Middleham Jewel
- Viking Boot
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church