Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- The First Minster
- King Richard II and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Sixties York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Bar Convent
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Margaret Clitherow
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- Gold Arm Ring