Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Sixties York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Military Belt Fitting
- New Earswick
- Ripon College for Women
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's Coat of Arms
- York's Airfield
- A New University
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- A New Vision For York
- The Norman Castle
- Victoria Bar