Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- York Bombed
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Clifford's Tower
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- First World War Memorial
- New Shopping Centres
- The Shambles
- York Railway Station
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The George Fox Incident
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway