Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The First Railway Station
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Industrial Upheaval
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Mary Ward
- The Medieval Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fishergate Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Shambles
- The Red Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Central Methodist Chapel