Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Walmgate Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Inscription to Hecules
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The County Court House
- Industrial Upheaval
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Olive Oil Container
- The York Observatory