Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A New Vision For York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The End of the Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- New Shopping Centres
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Shambles
- York Union Gas Works
- Norman Window Frame
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Scarborough Bridge
- Anglian Carving