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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of St Helen
- Guy Fawkes
- A New Walk
- The End of the Abbey
- York Garrison
- The Medieval Castle
- Middleham Jewel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Minster Library
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Female Prison
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Coins
- The First Railway Station