Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Roman Fortress
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- All Saints Church, North Street
- De Grey Rooms
- The York Observatory
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Central Library
- The Debtors' Prison
- Anglian Carving
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Edward I and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Elizabeth Boardingham