Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Fishergate Bar
- The York Hoard
- The York Helmet
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Red Tower
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- View from Station Rise
- Anglian Cross
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Norman Window Frame
- St Crux's Church