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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York's Coat of Arms
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Hospitium
- The Horn of Ulf
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- John Carr - Architect
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Church of St Helen
- The End of the Abbey
- The Female Prison
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Art Gallery
- St William's Shrine
- York Central Library