Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Scarborough Bridge
- Yorkshire Museum
- Dick Turpin
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and the Holocaust
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Council of Arles
- Sixties York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Victorian Prison Building
- New Earswick
- The Greyfriars
- De Grey Rooms
- George Leeman
- Crest of York St John College
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Teaching the Poor