Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The York Observatory
- Mary Ward
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- A Pipkin
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Judges Lodging
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers