Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Viking Boot
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bootham Bar
- Judges Lodging
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Hospitium
- The Greyfriars