Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The First Railway Station
- Dick Turpin
- The Hospitium
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Norman House
- Victoria Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Bombed
- Holy Trinity Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Water Lanes
- St Crux's Church
- York Railway Station
- A New Walk
- The Cawood Sword
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The 1190 Massacre