Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Roman Fortress
- Monk Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Cawood Sword
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The White Rose of York
- The Bar Convent
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The York Observatory
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Mary Ward