Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Art Gallery
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Church of St Olave
- Vikings and Christianity
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Horn of Ulf
- Fishergate Bar
- Fire in the Minster
- Norman Window Frame
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Middleham Jewel
- George Leeman
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers