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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Coins
- The Bar Convent
- The White Rose of York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Central Library
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St William's Shrine