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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Margaret Clitherow
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Cawood Sword
- Roman Head Pot
- Barley Hall
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Greyfriars
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Alcuin of York
- Our Lady's Row
- The York Helmet
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Statue of Napoleon
- Feeding Roman York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters