Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Feeding Roman York
- A New Walk
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The First Railway Station
- Anglian Carving
- De Grey Rooms
- Statue of Napoleon
- William Etty, Artist
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Boot
- The First Minster
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Industrial Upheaval
- Judges Lodging
- York's Airfield