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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Silk Cap
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Cawood Sword
- Barker Tower
- A New Vision For York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Inscription to Hecules
- Ripon College for Women
- The Debtors' Prison
- Statue of the God Mars