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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Silk Cap
- View from Station Rise
- Holy Trinity Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The First Minster
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Basilica
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Castle
- St Crux's Church
- Feeding Roman York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Viking Boot
- Crest of York St John College