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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Middleham Jewel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- New Earswick
- Fire in the Minster
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Olive Oil Container
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- First World War Memorial
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Assembly Rooms
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Second World War York