Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Barley Hall
- The Basilica
- Viking Coins
- The Roman Fortress
- The Council of Arles
- Walmgate Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Debtors' Prison
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Church of St Helen
- The Abbot's House