Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- A Pipkin
- Viking Coins
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The First Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Water Lanes
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- 62 Low Petergate
- Statue of Napoleon
- Jubbergate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Edward I and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle