Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Fire in the Minster
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Red Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Teaching the Poor
- Viking Coins
- St William's Shrine
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Stonegate
- The York Observatory
- The Railway Institute
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Medieval Prisons
- Micklegate Bar