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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Crux's Church
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fairfax House
- New Shopping Centres
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Airfield
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Basilica
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Edward III and York
- The Red Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- Cumberland House, King's Staith