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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Barley Hall
- Judges Lodging
- Scarborough Bridge
- Is York Cursed?
- View from Station Rise
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St William's Shrine
- The Council of Arles
- Water Lanes
- The Abbot's House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace