Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Black Death
- The Norman Abbey
- Judges Lodging
- The Horn of Ulf
- A New University
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Carving
- The New Theatre
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Lendal Bridge
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Bombed
- Fairfax House
- Water Lanes