Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Treasurer's House
- York Art Gallery
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Council of Arles
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Basilica
- Margaret Clitherow
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'