Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Edward I and York
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Council of Arles
- The Female Prison
- John Carr - Architect
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Medieval Castle
- The Black Death
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Vikings and Christianity
- Viking Boot
- Viking Sword Pommel