Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Yorkshire Museum
- The County Court House
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Bar Convent
- A Pipkin
- The First Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Treasurer's House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The York Helmet
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Railway Institute
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Bombed