Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Viking Boot
- St William's Shrine
- New Earswick
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Our Lady's Row
- Rowntree Park
- The Norman Minster
- York's Coat of Arms
- Monk Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Richard II and York
- Victoria Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters