Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Ripon College for Women
- The Medieval Minster
- Clifford's Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- Middleham Jewel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Basilica
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- First World War York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The New Theatre
- Roman Head Pot
- The Battle of the Standard