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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Shambles
- Ouse Bridge
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- A New Vision For York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Mystery Plays
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York St John in the 20th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- John Carr - Architect
- The Medieval Abbey