Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Basilica
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Art Gallery
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Hospitium
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Bombed
- Fairfax House
- Ouse Bridge
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King Edward III and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions