Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fairfax House
- Barley Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Feeding Roman York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St William's Shrine
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Sixties York
- Is York Cursed?
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Anglian Carving
- The Railway Institute