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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Cinema Comes to York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Garrison
- York and the Holocaust
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Roman Fortress
- Silver Strap Ends
- A Pipkin
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions