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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Mystery Plays
- Roman Head Pot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Norman House
- Minster Library
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Viking Coins
- The New Theatre
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Edward III and York