Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Minster Library
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Richard III and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Inscription to Hecules
- Walmgate Bar
- The New Theatre
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Cawood Sword
- A New Vision For York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Lendal Bridge
- The York Hoard