Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- The Basilica
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- New Earswick
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The New Theatre
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Lendal Bridge
- Church of St Olave
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Medieval Prisons
- York Bombed
- King Edward III and York