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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- View from Station Rise
- Teaching the Poor
- Military Belt Fitting
- Micklegate Bar
- The Multangular Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Railway Station
- The Retreat
- Daniel Defoe's York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Norman Window Frame
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street