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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Bronze weights
- New Shopping Centres
- The First Minster
- Monk Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Guildhall
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Horn of Ulf
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- View from Station Rise
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Silver Strap Ends
- Lendal Bridge
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey