Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Multangular Tower
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The York Hoard
- View from Station Rise
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Monk Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Walmgate Bar
- Anglian Carving
- Is York Cursed?
- De Grey Rooms
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop