Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Holy Trinity Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St William's Shrine
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of St Helen
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Female Prison
- The Abbot's House
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bootham Bar
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The First Railway Station
- The Council of Arles
- Sixties York
- Our Lady's Row