Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Micklegate Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- A New Walk
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Bar Convent
- First World War Memorial
- Water Lanes
- The Horn of Ulf
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Battle of the Standard
- Ouse Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze weights
- Viking Male Grooming