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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Norman Castle
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Railway Station
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Railway Institute
- Gold Finger Ring
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Eric Bloodaxe