Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- Statue of Napoleon
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Victorian Prison Building
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Minster in Viking Times
- King Edward I and York
- Ripon College for Women
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King Richard III and York
- William Etty, Artist
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Medieval Chamber Pot