Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Middleham Jewel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- William Etty, Artist
- Treasurer's House
- Cinema Comes to York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Stonegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Greyfriars
- King's Manor - Victorian
- King Richard III and York
- The Norman Castle
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Cross
- Monk Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart