Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Art Gallery
- Walmgate Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Coins
- Vikings and Christianity
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The End of the Abbey
- Stonegate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fairfax House