Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Barley Hall
- A New University
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Mansion House
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Abbot's House
- The Council of Arles
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Statue of an Athlete
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Gold Finger Ring