Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Norman Castle
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Cinema Comes to York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Roman Head Pot
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Vikings and Christianity
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- View from Station Rise
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The New Theatre
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Margaret Clitherow
- Crest of York St John College