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 City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A New Vision For York
- Bootham Bar
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Richard III and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Norman Abbey
- A New Walk
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Rowntree Park
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- De Grey Rooms
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in the 19th Century