Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Gold Finger Ring
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Council of Arles
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The New Theatre
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Micklegate Bar
- A Pipkin
- The Abbot's House
- Feeding Roman York
- York Castle Museum
- York Central Library
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa