Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Viking Silk Cap
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Transport Moves On
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Cawood Sword
- Sixties York
- York's Airfield
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Ripon College for Women
- Feeding Roman York
- The Black Death
- York Railway Station
- Fishergate Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Victorian Prison Building