Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Medieval Prisons
- Fire in the Minster
- Holy Trinity Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Mystery Plays
- The York Observatory
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Union Gas Works
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Viking Boot
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Treasurer's House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Newgate Cross Shaft