Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Mary Ward
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Garrison
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham School
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The York Observatory
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Victoria Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists