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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Constantius Chlorus
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Mary Ward
- Is York Cursed?
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Coins
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Abbot's House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Black Death
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Crux's Church
- King Edward II and York
- The Mansion House
- Our Lady's Row
- Anglian Hanging Bowl