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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Norman House
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Black Death
- York's Airfield
- The Shambles
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Stonegate
- York Central Library
- Crest of York St John College
- Statue of an Athlete
- The York Observatory
- Norman Window Frame
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid