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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Bootham School
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Walmgate Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- Bone Trial Piece
- Teaching the Poor
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Basilica
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Holy Trinity Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York