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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The George Fox Incident
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Teaching the Poor
- The End of the Abbey
- York Bombed
- First World War York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Abbot's House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Lendal Bridge
- Fishergate Bar
- Stonegate
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- William Etty, Artist