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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Medieval Prisons
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Edward III and York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Inscription to Hecules
- Church of St Helen
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bootham School
- Water Lanes
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Military Belt Fitting
- Judges Lodging
- The Female Prison
- Transport Moves On
- Vale of York Viking Hoard