Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Mystery Plays
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Helen
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Castle
- Bootham School
- Fire in the Minster
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The George Fox Incident
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Battle of the Standard
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool