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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Walmgate Bar
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's Airfield
- The Council of Arles