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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Medieval Minster
- York and the Holocaust
- Judges Lodging
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York's Airfield
- Dick Turpin
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman Castle
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St William's Shrine
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bootham Bar
- Statue of an Athlete