Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Mary Ward
- Crest of York St John College
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Bombed
- The Shambles
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Bar Convent
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Our Lady's Row
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Norman Abbey