Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman Abbey
- The County Court House
- Viking Boot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Medieval Castle
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Richard III and York
- Constantius Chlorus
- King Edward I and York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bone Trial Piece
- Holy Trinity Church