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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Clifford's Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Art Gallery
- The New Theatre
- The Shambles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- King Richard III and York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Guy Fawkes
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Teaching the Poor
- The York Hoard