Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The First Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Silk Cap
- St William's Shrine
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Mansion House
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze weights
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The New Theatre
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Artists, Writers and Scientists