Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The George Fox Incident
- The Hospitium
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Retreat
- York and the Holocaust
- Jubbergate
- King Richard III and York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Statue of the God Mars
- William Etty, Artist