Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bronze weights
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Norman Castle
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Hospitium
- The Greyfriars
- Viking Silk Cap
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Feeding Roman York
- View from Station Rise
- The County Court House