Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- First World War York
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- First World War Memorial
- Vikings and Christianity
- Anglian Carving
- Constantius Chlorus
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Scarborough Bridge
- St Crux's Church
- York's Medieval Synagogue