Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- The Guildhall
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Vikings and Christianity
- York's Airfield
- Medieval Prisons
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze weights
- Dick Turpin
- Industrial Upheaval
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The White Rose of York
- The Mansion House
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Edward II and York