Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Debtors' Prison
- Feeding Roman York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- First World War Memorial
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- John Carr - Architect
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- New Earswick
- The Guildhall
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The First Railway Station
- The York Hoard
- St Crux's Church