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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Railway Institute
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Sixties York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Jubbergate
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Dick Turpin
- Bronze weights
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Fairfax House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York Union Gas Works
- York Castle Museum