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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Victoria Bar
- The Shambles
- Church of St Helen
- Military Belt Fitting
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Cawood Sword
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St William's Shrine
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Norman Minster
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- New Shopping Centres