Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- The New Theatre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of St Helen
- Royal Station Hotel
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Coins
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Minster Library
- Jubbergate
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Abbot's House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York