Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Yorkshire Museum
- Walmgate Bar
- Statue of an Athlete
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Viking Coins
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Guildhall
- Mary Ward
- The Basilica
- St William's Shrine
- Fairfax House
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Vikings and Christianity