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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Male Grooming
- The York Hoard
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Water Lanes
- First World War Memorial
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- William Etty, Artist
- Walmgate Bar
- Alcuin of York
- The Abbot's House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- De Grey Rooms
- A New University
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street