Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Mystery Plays
- Bone Trial Piece
- Viking Silk Cap
- Viking Coins
- Bootham Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- Barker Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Minster Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King Richard II and York
- The York Observatory
- The Black Death