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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Roman Head Pot
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Ouse Bridge
- Industrial Upheaval
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Shambles
- York Union Gas Works
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Boot
- Silver Strap Ends
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Norman House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Mary Ward
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall