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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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bone Trial Piece
- Monk Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Debtors' Prison
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- View from Station Rise
- Norman Window Frame
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Council of Arles
- A Pipkin
- Viking Coins
- Judges Lodging
- Archbishop Scrope Executed