Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Fire in the Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Greyfriars
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York's Airfield
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Constantius Chlorus
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Union Gas Works
- Micklegate Bar
- Barley Hall
- King Edward II and York
- King Edward III and York