Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King Edward II and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Holy Trinity Church
- The County Court House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Ripon College for Women
- St William's Shrine
- The Guildhall
- King Richard III and York
- The Hospitium
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Cawood Sword
- First World War Memorial
- Statue of an Athlete
- Clifford's Tower