Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King Edward III and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Mary Ward
- Eric Bloodaxe
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Castle Museum
- George Leeman
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Medieval Castle
- Crest of York St John College
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- First World War York