Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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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 Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Gold Arm Ring
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fairfax House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Norman Window Frame
- The Mansion House
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King Richard III and York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The New Theatre
- York Castle Museum
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Roman Head Pot
- York's Coat of Arms