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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The County Court House
- The Shambles
- The Council of Arles
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Lendal Tower
- Lendal Bridge
- The York Hoard
- Viking Sword Pommel
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Mystery Plays
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Castle Museum