Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Olive Oil Container
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The York Helmet
- Our Lady's Row
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- John Carr - Architect
- The Battle of the Standard
- Teaching the Poor
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Micklegate Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Archbishop Scrope Executed