Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Viking Coins
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze weights
- York Art Gallery
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The White Rose of York
- The Shambles
- The Norman Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- Clifford's Tower
- King Richard II and York
- Ripon College for Women
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The First Minster
- Guy Fawkes