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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Monk Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Richard II and York
- Medieval Prisons
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- View from Station Rise
- Lendal Bridge
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Holy Trinity Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- Fire in the Minster