Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Medieval Prisons
- Alcuin of York
- Our Lady's Row
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Stonegate
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The York Observatory
- The Norman House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Richard III and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch