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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Bronze weights
- Barker Tower
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Olave
- Transport Moves On
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham School
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York's Airfield
- St Crux's Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Edward I and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Norman Abbey