Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Ripon College for Women
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Teaching the Poor
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Debtors' Prison
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Female Prison
- Transport Moves On
- York Castle Museum
- York Bombed