Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- St William's Shrine
- Bootham Bar
- Amber Bead Workshop
- William Etty, Artist
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Leonard's Hospital
- New Shopping Centres
- Yorkshire Museum
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Vikings and Christianity
- Viking Sword Pommel