Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Crux's Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- New Earswick
- Central Methodist Chapel
- John Carr - Architect
- The York Observatory
- Bootham Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York and the Holocaust
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Mary Ward
- Statue of the God Mars
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bootham School