Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- All Saints Church, North Street
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St William's Shrine
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Gold Finger Ring
- The George Fox Incident
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Church of St Helen
- The Norman Castle
- York Union Gas Works
- The Hospitium
- Cumberland House, King's Staith