Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- The Norman Castle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Micklegate Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Multangular Tower
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Greyfriars
- Constantius Chlorus
- Victoria Bar
- The Norman Minster
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool