Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Medieval Abbey
- Church of St Helen
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Railway Institute
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Olave
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Norman Window Frame
- Fairfax House
- The First Railway Station
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- New Shopping Centres
- Jewbury Cemetery