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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Horn of Ulf
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Silk Cap
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Ripon College for Women
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Fairfax House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Art Gallery
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Roman Chimney Pot