Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Viking Coins
- A New Walk
- King Richard II and York
- Mary Ward
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The First Minster
- The Black Death
- Royal Station Hotel
- The End of the Abbey
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The New Theatre
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Jewbury Cemetery