Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Olave
- The Assembly Rooms
- Teaching the Poor
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Lendal Bridge
- The First Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Judges Lodging
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Leonard's Hospital