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 Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The Greyfriars
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bronze weights
- The First Railway Station
- The Retreat
- Cinema Comes to York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- A New University
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Roman Fortress
- King Edward III and York