Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Jubbergate
- The Retreat
- Silver Strap Ends
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Crux's Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The County Court House
- The Debtors' Prison
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Fairfax House
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Female Prison