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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Edward II and York
- Church of St Helen
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- Middleham Jewel
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Multangular Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A Pipkin
- Statue of the God Mars
- Viking Male Grooming
- Barker Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson