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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Feeding Roman York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham School
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Guy Fawkes
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Rowntree Park
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Anglian Burial Vessel