Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- First World War York
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham School
- The Greyfriars
- Bronze weights
- Our Lady's Row
- The Medieval Castle
- Medieval Prisons
- Barley Hall
- The Mystery Plays
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Statue of the God Mars
- The York Helmet
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft