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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Bombed
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Lendal Bridge
- The York Helmet
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- View from Station Rise
- Bootham Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- Guy Fawkes
- Norman Window Frame
- York Art Gallery
- The First Minster
- The Norman House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Anglian Carving