Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- William Etty, Artist
- George Leeman
- Lendal Bridge
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Black Death
- King Edward I and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The George Fox Incident
- Crest of York St John College
- A New Vision For York
- Mithras and Arimanius