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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- View from Station Rise
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Horn of Ulf
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of the God Mars
- The First Minster
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The York Observatory
- Micklegate Bar
- Gold Finger Ring
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Battle of the Standard
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway