Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Lendal Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- Micklegate Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Norman Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Bombed
- York and the Holocaust
- The Hospitium
- Jubbergate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Assembly Rooms
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- New Shopping Centres