Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bronze weights
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The County Court House
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Judges Lodging
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Stonegate
- The Assembly Rooms
- Feeding Roman York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Cawood Sword
- Bones of a Roman Combatant