Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- The Roman Fortress
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Treasurer's House
- Church of St Olave
- Fire in the Minster
- Lendal Tower
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Art Gallery
- The Medieval Castle
- York Bombed
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Transport Moves On
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop