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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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- New Earswick
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The County Court House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- George Leeman
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Second World War York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- A Pipkin
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Barker Tower