Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Stonegate
- Barley Hall
- The Cawood Sword
- King Edward III and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The End of the Abbey
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Cinema Comes to York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Medieval Prisons
- The Council of Arles
- The Horn of Ulf
- Constantius Chlorus
- The First Railway Station