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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The First Minster
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Greyfriars
- Treasurer's House
- Ripon College for Women
- Alcuin of York
- Minster Library
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Judges Lodging
- The York Hoard
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Mystery Plays