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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bone Trial Piece
- First World War York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The First Minster
- The Norman Castle
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The New Theatre
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill