Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- A New Walk
- The New Theatre
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Norman Castle
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Anglian Carving
- Second World War York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Female Prison
- The York Hoard
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Medieval Castle
- The Retreat
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Holy Trinity Church