Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The White Rose of York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Greyfriars
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Ripon College for Women
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Clifford's Tower
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Airfield
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Norman Minster
- View from Station Rise