Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Edward III and York
- York Central Library
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Cawood Sword
- Guy Fawkes
- Inscription to Hecules
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Medieval Minster
- Victoria Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Transport Moves On
- The Minster after the Reformation