Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Teaching the Poor
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The New Theatre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Debtors' Prison
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Edward I and York
- King Edward III and York
- The Greyfriars
- Micklegate Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King's Manor - Victorian