Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- A Pipkin
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Abbot's House
- De Grey Rooms
- Anglian Cross
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Crux's Church
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Sixties York
- Anglian Carving
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Jewbury Cemetery