Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Railway Institute
- Transport Moves On
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of St Helen
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Viking Male Grooming
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The 1190 Massacre
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Walmgate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete