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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The 1190 Massacre
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Castle Museum
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Bar Convent
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Viking Coins