Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Edward III and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bone Trial Piece
- York in the fifteenth Century
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Minster
- The Basilica
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Anglian Carving
- New Shopping Centres
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa