Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Female Prison
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Bar Convent
- The First Minster
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Mansion House
- Water Lanes
- A New Vision For York
- Ouse Bridge
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The County Court House
- The White Rose of York
- The Basilica