Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Viking Male Grooming
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Micklegate Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Guy Fawkes
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Boot
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Debtors' Prison
- Teaching the Poor
- Church of St Helen
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Statue of an Athlete
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head