Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Dick Turpin
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Medieval Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- George Leeman
- The County Court House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Coins
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Basilica
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Mystery Plays