Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Is York Cursed?
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Crest of York St John College
- The Medieval Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Transport Moves On
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Sixties York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Guildhall
- The White Rose of York
- Viking Coins
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses