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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Water Lanes
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Edward I and York
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- First World War Memorial
- The York Observatory
- The Assembly Rooms
- Roman Head Pot
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Norman Abbey
- York Art Gallery
- Rowntree Park
- The Greyfriars
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of All Saints Pavement