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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Viking Coins
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- New Earswick
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Minster Library
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Basilica
- Dick Turpin
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Monk Bar
- St William's Shrine
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bootham School