Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Transport Moves On
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Guy Fawkes
- The Guildhall
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and the Holocaust
- The Railway Institute
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fishergate Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Gold Finger Ring
- Elizabeth Boardingham