Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Bone Trial Piece
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Roman Fortress
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The George Fox Incident
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Dick Turpin
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Treasurer's House