Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Statue of the God Mars
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New University
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The County Court House
- The Mansion House
- Viking Boot
- The Mystery Plays
- Sixties York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Middleham Jewel
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Garrison