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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Female Prison
- The Railway Institute
- Anglian Carving
- Statue of an Athlete
- Crest of York St John College
- York Castle Museum
- Micklegate Bar
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Vikings and Christianity
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Coins
- The Red Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Central Library