Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- New Earswick
- Church of St Olave
- The Assembly Rooms
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- A Pipkin
- Monk Bar
- Anglian Cross
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Silver Strap Ends
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Crest of York St John College
- Aldwark Synagogue