Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Bar Convent
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Red Tower
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Treasurer's House
- The Norman Castle
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Mystery Plays
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Castle Museum
- The Horn of Ulf
- Clifford's Tower
- Transport Moves On