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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Medieval Castle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Mansion House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Guildhall
- The Horn of Ulf
- Silver Strap Ends
- Transport Moves On
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- George Leeman
- The Council of Arles
- Bronze weights