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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Micklegate Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Alcuin of York
- Lendal Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Horn of Ulf
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York's Airfield
- The White Rose of York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Male Grooming
- Vale of York Viking Hoard