Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- The Multangular Tower
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Observatory
- Minster Library
- The Retreat
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Barker Tower
- Medieval Prisons
- The Basilica
- The Norman Minster
- Bone Trial Piece
- Walmgate Bar