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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Hospitium
- The Shambles
- The Retreat
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The County Court House
- Middleham Jewel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Cawood Sword