Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Ripon College for Women
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Union Gas Works
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- William Etty, Artist
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Water Lanes
- Statue of Napoleon
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- A Pipkin
- The Medieval Castle
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Minster Library
- The End of the Abbey
- Lendal Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries