Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Water Lanes
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York's Coat of Arms
- Monk Bar
- The Medieval Castle
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Is York Cursed?
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Richard II and York
- Bootham School
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Hospitium
- A New Walk
- The Red Tower