Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Second World War York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Fire in the Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Is York Cursed?
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Art Gallery
- King Richard III and York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham Bar
- The Cawood Sword
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New Walk
- Ouse Bridge