Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Central Library
- Lendal Bridge
- Church of St Olave
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Walmgate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Norman House
- Anglian Cross
- The York Hoard
- The Multangular Tower
- Statue of Napoleon