Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- The York Hoard
- St Crux's Church
- First World War Memorial
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Central Library
- Mary Ward
- The Female Prison
- The Norman Castle
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Middleham Jewel
- The White Rose of York
- Anglian Cross
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- New Shopping Centres
- Gold Arm Ring
- The First Railway Station