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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- New Earswick
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Judges Lodging
- Gold Arm Ring
- Scarborough Bridge
- 62 Low Petergate
- St Crux's Church
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Garrison
- The George Fox Incident
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The York Helmet
- King Edward III and York
- De Grey Rooms