Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Fishergate Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Mansion House
- Statue of an Athlete
- William Etty, Artist
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Edward III and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Basilica
- Olive Oil Container
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bootham Bar
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- New Earswick
- The York Hoard