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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- De Grey Rooms
- Minster Library
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Roman Head Pot
- Feeding Roman York
- New Shopping Centres
- The York Hoard
- Middleham Jewel
- York Railway Station
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Monk Bar
- Transport Moves On
- Ouse Bridge
- The York Helmet
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop