Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Crest of York St John College
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman House
- Cinema Comes to York
- The End of the Abbey
- The Guildhall
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Retreat
- Viking Coins
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fairfax House
- The Medieval Abbey