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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- The Council of Arles
- Monk Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- The York Observatory
- Anglian Cross
- The End of the Abbey
- The Bar Convent
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Norman Castle
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Boot