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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- 62 Low Petergate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Assembly Rooms
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Norman House
- The Bar Convent
- Lendal Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Edward I and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Holy Trinity Church
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Castle
- The Debtors' Prison
- Medieval Chamber Pot