Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- A New Vision For York
- George Leeman
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Retreat
- Silver Strap Ends
- The White Rose of York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A Pipkin
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bone Trial Piece
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- 62 Low Petergate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Railway Institute