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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Monk Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Black Death
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Norman Window Frame
- York Union Gas Works
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Water Lanes
- Micklegate Bar
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The York Helmet
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom