Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- The 1190 Massacre
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The End of the Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Mansion House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- King Edward III and York
- The Railway Institute