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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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bone Trial Piece
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Transport Moves On
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Assembly Rooms
- First World War York
- The York Helmet
- Viking Boot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Norman Window Frame
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Anglian Cross
- The Medieval Minster