Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Medieval Abbey
- Viking Male Grooming
- Scarborough Bridge
- Alcuin of York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- King Edward II and York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Fairfax House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Roman Head Pot
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Female Prison
- Rowntree Park
- Mary Ward
- Bootham School
- The Pilgrimage of Grace