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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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Red Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- King Richard II and York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Micklegate Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- A New University
- The First Railway Station
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Viking Coins
- Middleham Jewel
- Church of St Helen
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions