Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Crest of York St John College
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham School
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Church of St Olave
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Micklegate Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York and the Holocaust
- York Union Gas Works
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Elizabeth Boardingham