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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Is York Cursed?
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Central Library
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Richard II and York
- Rowntree Park
- The Council of Arles
- The York Hoard
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Constantius Chlorus
- New Earswick
- The First Minster
- The Norman Minster
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Carving