Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Church of St Wilfrid
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Crest of York St John College
- Second World War York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Observatory
- Holy Trinity Church
- Our Lady's Row
- The Norman House
- View from Station Rise
- Statue of Napoleon
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Medieval Prisons
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Jewbury Cemetery