Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Dick Turpin
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Central Library
- York Bombed
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Lendal Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Basilica
- Crest of York St John College