Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- John Carr - Architect
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Guy Fawkes
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- George Leeman
- Sixties York
- The Black Death
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Viking Coins
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Norman Minster
- A New Walk
- Bone Trial Piece