Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Central Library
- The Medieval Castle
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bronze weights
- York's Airfield
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Abbot's House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- A New Vision For York
- Viking Coins
- The Mystery Plays
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Medieval Prisons
- Minster Library