Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Viking Silk Cap
- The County Court House
- A Pipkin
- Lendal Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Victorian Prison Building
- John Carr - Architect
- Bronze weights
- King Edward II and York
- The Bar Convent
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Carving
- Water Lanes