Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Teaching the Poor
- Stonegate
- Viking Silk Cap
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Debtors' Prison
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Mansion House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Boot
- The Greyfriars