Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Cross
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- A Pipkin
- Viking Male Grooming
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York and the Holocaust
- The County Court House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Silk Cap
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Basilica