Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Rebuilt in Stone
- View from Station Rise
- Stonegate
- Feeding Roman York
- Crest of York St John College
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Industrial Upheaval
- 62 Low Petergate
- First World War York
- The End of the Abbey
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Treasurer's House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York