Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- John Carr - Architect
- Dick Turpin
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Ripon College for Women
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Bombed
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of St Helen
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Is York Cursed?
- Stonegate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Norman House
- York Railway Station