Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Multangular Tower
- King Richard III and York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The County Court House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Clifford's Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Assembly Rooms
- Ouse Bridge
- The Red Tower