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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Church of St Olave
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Garrison
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Stonegate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Minster
- The Medieval Minster
- Statue of Napoleon
- Trams Pulled by Horses