Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Norman Abbey
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- A New University
- Industrial Upheaval
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Railway Institute
- De Grey Rooms
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Ripon College for Women
- Daniel Defoe's York