Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Anglian Carving
- King Edward II and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Sixties York
- Church of St Helen
- Statue of an Athlete
- A Pipkin
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Mansion House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom