Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Is York Cursed?
- View from Station Rise
- Margaret Clitherow
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Ouse Bridge
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Stonegate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Cawood Sword
- Anglian Cross
- Feeding Roman York
- Vikings and Christianity
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York