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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Hospitium
- Medieval Prisons
- Roman Head Pot
- The Medieval Minster
- John Carr - Architect
- The Black Death
- The New Theatre
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Feeding Roman York
- First World War York
- The Roman Fortress
- The Mansion House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant