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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Mystery Plays
- The End of the Abbey
- Judges Lodging
- The Medieval Castle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- View from Station Rise
- A New Walk
- Guy Fawkes
- The York Helmet
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom