Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Norman Castle
- King Richard III and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Black Death
- Viking Silk Cap
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of Napoleon
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Teaching the Poor
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Medieval Prisons
- York Garrison