Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Debtors' Prison
- Royal Station Hotel
- Guy Fawkes
- Fairfax House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Lendal Bridge
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Bar Convent
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Alcuin of York
- The George Fox Incident
- Micklegate Bar
- The Medieval Minster
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church