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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- First World War Memorial
- Victoria Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Mary Ward
- Lendal Bridge
- York Castle Museum
- The Mystery Plays
- The Shambles
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Horn of Ulf