Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Shambles
- York Bombed
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Coins
- The York Hoard
- The Norman Castle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Yorkshire Museum
- Barley Hall
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of an Athlete
- Bronze weights
- The County Court House