Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Guildhall
- Silver Strap Ends
- A New University
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- New Earswick
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King Richard III and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The County Court House
- The Railway King: George Hudson