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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Barley Hall
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Carving
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Vikings and Christianity
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Minster Library
- John Carr - Architect
- York Art Gallery
- Viking Coins
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Barker Tower
- Dick Turpin