Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Edward I and York
- St William's Shrine
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Art Gallery
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Battle of the Standard
- Silver Strap Ends
- Vale of York Viking Hoard