Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- Dick Turpin
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Central Library
- The Medieval Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Transport Moves On
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Roman Head Pot
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Sixties York
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Female Prison
- Minster Library
- Margaret Clitherow