Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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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...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- Scarborough Bridge
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Cawood Sword
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Norman Abbey
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- Constantius Chlorus
- Walmgate Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery