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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Viking Silk Cap
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Holy Trinity Church
- New Earswick
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Helmet
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bootham School
- The Red Tower
- The Basilica
- Margaret Clitherow