Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The End of the Abbey
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Medieval Castle
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Bar Convent
- George Leeman
- A New Vision For York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Edward II and York
- St Leonard's Hospital