Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Mystery Plays
- Gold Finger Ring
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Fishergate Bar
- The Norman House
- Minster Library
- Royal Station Hotel
- Sixties York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window