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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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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- The White Rose of York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Silk Cap
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Debtors' Prison
- The York Hoard
- York Railway Station
- Feeding Roman York
- The Roman Fortress
- Alcuin of York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Jewbury Cemetery