Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Hospitium
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Scarborough Bridge
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Margaret Clitherow
- The County Court House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Art Gallery
- The Norman Abbey
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- A New Vision For York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Guildhall
- Viking Coins
- First World War York
- Bronze weights