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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Castle
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Silk Cap
- St William's Shrine
- The Medieval Abbey
- Church of St Helen
- The Norman House
- The Norman Minster
- Anglian Carving