Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Roman Head Pot
- The 1190 Massacre
- De Grey Rooms
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Constantius Chlorus
- York's Coat of Arms
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Monk Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- William Etty, Artist
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Basilica
- Ouse Bridge