Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Scarborough Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Helmet
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Norman House
- Lendal Bridge
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King Richard III and York
- The Council of Arles