Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Female Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Feeding Roman York
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Constantius Chlorus
- Rowntree Park
- The Norman House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Abbot's House
- The New Theatre
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Barley Hall
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Statue of Napoleon