Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bone Trial Piece
- Olive Oil Container
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Bar Convent
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Horn of Ulf
- Roman Head Pot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The First Minster
- John Carr - Architect
- De Grey Rooms
- The Norman House
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning