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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- The Horn of Ulf
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Victoria Bar
- The Retreat
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Margaret Clitherow
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Crux's Church
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A New Vision For York
- Church of St Olave