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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Barker Tower
- Our Lady's Row
- York Garrison
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze weights
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham School
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Walmgate Bar
- York Central Library
- First World War Memorial
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Medieval Minster
- Jubbergate