Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The York Helmet
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Medieval Prisons
- Fire in the Minster
- The York Hoard
- A New Walk
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Richard III and York
- Bronze weights
- Fairfax House
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St William's Shrine
- Vikings and Christianity
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Alcuin of York