Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- York Castle Museum
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Roman Head Pot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Bar Convent
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bone Trial Piece
- The George Fox Incident
- New Earswick
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Micklegate Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot