Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Ripon College for Women
- Guy Fawkes
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Mansion House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman Abbey
- The Black Death
- The Debtors' Prison
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Barley Hall
- A New Vision For York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Monk Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Union Gas Works