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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Teaching the Poor
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Micklegate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Cawood Sword
- Fairfax House
- King Edward II and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The White Rose of York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Roman Fortress
- Jubbergate
- York Bombed
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street