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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Abbot's House
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Sixties York
- The York Observatory
- New Earswick
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The County Court House
- The Basilica
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King Richard II and York