Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The County Court House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York and the Holocaust
- Mary Ward
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Male Grooming
- John Carr - Architect
- Sixties York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King Edward II and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Jubbergate
- Daniel Defoe's York