Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Inscription to Hecules
- Fairfax House
- De Grey Rooms
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Art Gallery
- First World War York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Sword Pommel
- New Earswick
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- 62 Low Petergate