Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- George Leeman
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bronze weights
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Victoria Bar
- New Earswick
- Gold Finger Ring
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Central Library
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Cinema Comes to York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- A New Vision For York