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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of St Helen
- York Union Gas Works
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Norman Castle
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Basilica
- Roman Head Pot
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's Coat of Arms
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Hospitium
- The Red Tower
- Fire in the Minster
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Silver Strap Ends