Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- A Pipkin
- The Shambles
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Carving
- The 1190 Massacre
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Richard II and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The End of the Abbey
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Jubbergate
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fire in the Minster