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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Crest of York St John College
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bootham School
- The Railway Institute
- York Art Gallery
- Viking Coins
- King Edward II and York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Treasurer's House