Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Water Lanes
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Red Tower
- Lendal Tower
- Guy Fawkes
- Industrial Upheaval
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Union Gas Works
- The Mansion House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Black Death