Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Barker Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Guildhall
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- New Earswick
- The County Court House
- The Female Prison
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A Pipkin
- The Debtors' Prison
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Our Lady's Row
- Dick Turpin