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 Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Anglian Cross
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Medieval Castle
- Bootham School
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Castle Museum
- Dick Turpin
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Black Death
- The End of the Abbey
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- Plum Cakes for Christmas