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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Roman Head Pot
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Sixties York
- Alcuin of York
- Anglian Carving
- Statue of the God Mars
- John Carr - Architect
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Ripon College for Women
- Mary Ward
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster in the 19th Century