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 in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- The Guildhall
- Our Lady's Row
- Lendal Tower
- King Richard II and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- De Grey Rooms
- New Shopping Centres
- The Multangular Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Minster Library
- The Railway Institute
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Norman Window Frame
- Alcuin of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The York Hoard
- Hair of a Roman Girl