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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Transport Moves On
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Crest of York St John College
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Shambles
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The York Hoard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of St Olave
- Anglian Cross
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Black Death
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Eric Bloodaxe