Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The George Fox Incident
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Medieval Castle
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Female Prison
- A New University
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Art Gallery
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Feeding Roman York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Royal Station Hotel