Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Silk Cap
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Fishergate Bar
- Barker Tower
- The Black Death
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman Castle
- Monk Bar
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham School
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Abbot's House
- Stonegate