Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Victoria Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- The George Fox Incident
- Lendal Bridge
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Debtors' Prison
- Lendal Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Statue of Napoleon
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York's Airfield
- First World War York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mary Ward
- Vale of York Viking Hoard