Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Dick Turpin
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Crest of York St John College
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The White Rose of York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- A Pipkin
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Mithras and Arimanius