Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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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.
- Cinema Comes to York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The First Minster
- Ripon College for Women
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Dick Turpin
- The Red Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Medieval Abbey
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Bar Convent
- Scarborough Bridge
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Bombed
- Inside the Roman Fortress