Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Medieval Prisons
- Stonegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Judges Lodging
- The Retreat
- Cinema Comes to York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Multangular Tower
- Bronze weights
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Vikings and Christianity
- Skeldergate Bridge