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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The County Court House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's Coat of Arms
- The George Fox Incident
- Treasurer's House
- St Crux's Church
- The Norman Minster
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Railway Station
- York's first historian: Francis Drake