Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The York Observatory
- Anglian Cross
- William Etty, Artist
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- St Crux's Church
- The Cawood Sword
- Victoria Bar
- The Guildhall
- A New University
- Viking Male Grooming
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Constantius Chlorus