Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Norman Window Frame
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bootham School
- The York Observatory
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Statue of an Athlete
- Vikings and Christianity
- Judges Lodging
- Teaching the Poor
- Dick Turpin
- View from Station Rise
- The Cawood Sword
- York Railway Station
- The York Helmet