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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Union Gas Works
- A New Walk
- Judges Lodging
- St William's Shrine
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Middleham Jewel
- Ouse Bridge
- Roman Head Pot
- The First Railway Station
- The Medieval Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Teaching the Poor
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Scarborough Bridge
- Jubbergate
- Inscription to Hecules
- William Etty, Artist