Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- The Council of Arles
- 62 Low Petergate
- Monk Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Rowntree Park
- The Basilica
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Constantius Chlorus
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Carving
- The Norman Minster
- Dick Turpin
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Newgate Cross Shaft