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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- The George Fox Incident
- Statue of an Athlete
- Lendal Bridge
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Alcuin of York
- New Shopping Centres
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Margaret Clitherow
- Lendal Tower
- King Edward I and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Teaching the Poor
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Medieval Minster