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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- A New Walk
- York Central Library
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Hoard
- The Hospitium
- Teaching the Poor
- Crest of York St John College
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Retreat
- Cinema Comes to York