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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The County Court House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Railway Institute
- Anglian Carving
- A New Vision For York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Teaching the Poor
- The Shambles
- Transport Moves On
- Mary Ward
- Rowntree Park
- George Leeman
- York Railway Station