Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Military Belt Fitting
- The First Railway Station
- Second World War York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and the Holocaust
- The White Rose of York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Olave
- Royal Station Hotel
- The York Observatory
- The Bar Convent
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Basilica
- Judges Lodging
- Plum Cakes for Christmas