Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Lendal Bridge
- The Roman Fortress
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Medieval Prisons
- 62 Low Petergate
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A New Walk
- Inscription to Hecules
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Sixties York
- Fairfax House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Norman Castle
- The Multangular Tower
- A New University