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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Cross
- Mary Ward
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The York Observatory
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman Castle
- Fairfax House
- The Multangular Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman Abbey
- The Norman Minster
- The Assembly Rooms