Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Stonegate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Jubbergate
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The York Helmet
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Garrison
- Teaching the Poor
- A New Vision For York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Military Belt Fitting