Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Roman Head Pot
- The Retreat
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Assembly Rooms
- View from Station Rise
- Constantius Chlorus
- Cinema Comes to York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster in Viking Times
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York's Airfield
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The York Hoard
- Middleham Jewel