Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Fairfax House
- The White Rose of York
- The Medieval Castle
- Crest of York St John College
- The Railway Institute
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Red Tower
- Alcuin of York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Roman Gods and Goddesses