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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Red Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Clifford's Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- King Richard III and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Abbot's House
- York Railway Station
- Vikings and Christianity
- York's Coat of Arms
- A New Walk
- Bootham School
- Church of St Helen
- York Union Gas Works
- A Pipkin
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street