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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Second World War York
- Bootham Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Stonegate
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Monk Bar
- Judges Lodging
- York Garrison
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Edward II and York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Cawood Sword
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers