Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The County Court House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Minster Library
- Jubbergate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bronze weights
- St Crux's Church
- Bone Trial Piece
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Mystery Plays
- De Grey Rooms
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Stonegate
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster in the 20th Century