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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Norman House
- Our Lady's Row
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Hospitium
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St William's Shrine
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Anglian Hanging Bowl