Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- The First Railway Station
- The Hospitium
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward I and York
- Stonegate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- A Pipkin
- Is York Cursed?
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Bar Convent
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The George Fox Incident
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Garrison
- The Norman Abbey