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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Abbot's House
- King Richard III and York
- Vikings and Christianity
- John Carr - Architect
- Gold Arm Ring
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Multangular Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The York Hoard
- Silver Strap Ends
- Feeding Roman York
- King Edward III and York
- New Shopping Centres
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall