Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Central Library
- Sixties York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Male Grooming
- Statue of Napoleon
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The York Observatory
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- A New University
- King Richard II and York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa