Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- William Etty, Artist
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The White Rose of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Bar Convent
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bootham Bar
- The York Helmet
- Second World War York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Coins
- George Leeman
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'