Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Debtors' Prison
- Alcuin of York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Yorkshire Museum
- Micklegate Bar
- Water Lanes
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Union Gas Works
- Royal Station Hotel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa