Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Norman Castle
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The York Hoard
- Micklegate Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Assembly Rooms
- Gold Arm Ring
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St Crux's Church
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Battle of Marston Moor