Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Olave
- Statue of an Athlete
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Railway Station
- Viking Boot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Roman Head Pot
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Dick Turpin
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Barley Hall
- Lendal Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars