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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Lendal Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Micklegate Bar
- York Bombed
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A New University
- The George Fox Incident
- Barley Hall
- John Carr - Architect
- Our Lady's Row
- St William's Shrine