Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Alcuin of York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Roman Head Pot
- Barley Hall
- York Central Library
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Micklegate Bar