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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Royal Station Hotel
- Industrial Upheaval
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Viking Male Grooming
- Statue of an Athlete
- York and the Holocaust
- Victoria Bar
- First World War York
- The Railway Institute
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- 62 Low Petergate
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham Bar