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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- King Richard II and York
- First World War York
- Stonegate
- The York Observatory
- A New Walk
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Ripon College for Women
- The Bar Convent
- Scarborough Bridge
- The York Helmet
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Inscription to Hecules
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Anglian Cross