Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Olive Oil Container
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Our Lady's Row
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Norman Window Frame
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham School