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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- Jubbergate
- Lendal Tower
- Military Belt Fitting
- New Earswick
- Medieval Prisons
- Bone Trial Piece
- Barley Hall
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Vikings and Christianity
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Clifford's Tower
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Our Lady's Row
- The Medieval Castle
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Industrial Upheaval