Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Statue of Napoleon
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Dick Turpin
- Guy Fawkes
- Military Belt Fitting
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Monk Bar
- George Leeman
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King Edward II and York
- Yorkshire Museum