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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Norman Window Frame
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Silk Cap
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Guy Fawkes
- The Red Tower
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Margaret Clitherow
- The York Helmet
- Gold Arm Ring
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster after the Reformation