Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Ripon College for Women
- King Richard III and York
- Sixties York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Coins
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Railway Institute
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- First World War Memorial
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Horn of Ulf