Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- First World War York
- Transport Moves On
- A New University
- Anglian Carving
- New Earswick
- Water Lanes
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Alcuin of York
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Shambles
- Victoria Bar
- Minster Library
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Victorian Prison Building