Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York Bombed
- First World War Memorial
- The Black Death
- The Greyfriars
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Middleham Jewel
- King Edward III and York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- First World War York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Statue of an Athlete