Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The Railway Institute
- The End of the Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Helen
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Gold Arm Ring
- Statue of an Athlete
- The First Minster
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Mary Ward
- Teaching the Poor