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 Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Water Lanes
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Debtors' Prison
- Monk Bar
- Gold Arm Ring
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The First Railway Station
- The Medieval Castle
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Guildhall
- Yorkshire Museum
- Rowntree Park
- Feeding Roman York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Teaching the Poor