Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- St William's Shrine
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Guildhall
- The First Minster
- The Debtors' Prison
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- William Etty, Artist
- The Norman Castle
- King Richard II and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Retreat
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'