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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Dick Turpin
- De Grey Rooms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Clifford's Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Helen
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Multangular Tower
- St William's Shrine
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Teaching the Poor
- Royal Station Hotel
- Second World War York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Scarborough Bridge
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Central Methodist Chapel