Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The County Court House
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Greyfriars
- York Bombed
- Crest of York St John College
- The Bar Convent
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The First Minster
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York's Medieval Synagogue