Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York's Airfield
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Shambles
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Greyfriars
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham School
- A New University
- Church of St Helen