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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- View from Station Rise
- The Basilica
- Second World War York
- Fire in the Minster
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- King Edward I and York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Alcuin of York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The George Fox Incident
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Battle of the Standard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa