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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King Edward I and York
- Jubbergate
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Red Tower
- Roman Head Pot
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Guy Fawkes
- Mary Ward
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Male Grooming
- A New Walk
- Barley Hall
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- A New Vision For York
- The Roman Fortress
- Bootham School