Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St William's Shrine
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- A New University
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Our Lady's Row
- The Horn of Ulf
- John Carr - Architect
- Gold Arm Ring
- Statue of Napoleon
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Mary Ward