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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Olive Oil Container
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Stonegate
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Shambles
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fishergate Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Railway Institute
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Norman Minster
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Anglian Cross
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York