Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Victoria Bar
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The 1190 Massacre
- A New University
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Art Gallery
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Red Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Guy Fawkes
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Railway Station