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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- George Leeman
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The White Rose of York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Statue of the God Mars
- Barker Tower
- Dick Turpin
- Feeding Roman York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Yorkshire Museum
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bone Trial Piece
- York's Airfield
- York in the fifteenth Century
- De Grey Rooms