Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Hospitium
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- De Grey Rooms
- Ouse Bridge
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- View from Station Rise
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Cawood Sword
- Industrial Upheaval
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Barker Tower
- Victoria Bar