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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- The York Observatory
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Guildhall
- Bootham School
- The Retreat
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Central Library
- New Shopping Centres
- The Red Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Female Prison
- Jubbergate
- The Cawood Sword
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway