Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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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.
- Micklegate Bar
- Water Lanes
- Anglian Cross
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Medieval Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Castle
- York Castle Museum
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Shambles
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Greyfriars
- York Central Library
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Norman Minster