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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Multangular Tower
- Sixties York
- King Richard III and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Water Lanes
- York Bombed
- Military Belt Fitting
- The George Fox Incident
- Yorkshire Museum
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Second World War York
- Medieval Prisons
- Victoria Bar