Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Horn of Ulf
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Helmet
- The George Fox Incident
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Norman Window Frame
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- 62 Low Petergate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Alcuin of York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York's Coat of Arms
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- John Carr - Architect