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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Barley Hall
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- John Carr - Architect
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Gold Finger Ring
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bootham Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Church of St Olave
- The Multangular Tower
- York Central Library
- The Debtors' Prison
- Statue of Napoleon