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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Bombed
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Railway Station
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The York Observatory
- Industrial Upheaval
- Walmgate Bar
- Viking Male Grooming
- Cinema Comes to York
- York Union Gas Works
- Dick Turpin
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bronze weights
- The Black Death
- Viking Boot