Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The York Helmet
- York's Airfield
- The Norman Castle
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Guy Fawkes
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- First World War Memorial
- 62 Low Petergate
- Teaching the Poor