Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Walmgate Bar
- Industrial Upheaval
- King Edward I and York
- The Retreat
- Barley Hall
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Assembly Rooms
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Lendal Tower
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa