Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Central Library
- Fairfax House
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Edward I and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Medieval Prisons
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- New Earswick
- The Norman Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Walmgate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham School
- The Council of Arles