Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Greyfriars
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Monk Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Treasurer's House
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Fairfax House
- Barley Hall
- Minster Library
- King Richard III and York
- The Railway Institute
- The Black Death
- Industrial Upheaval
- Margaret Clitherow