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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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Barker Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Norman Abbey
- The Basilica
- New Earswick
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Middleham Jewel
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Norman Minster
- The Assembly Rooms
- Inscription to Hecules