Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- William Etty, Artist
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bootham School
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inscription to Hecules
- The New Theatre
- Constantius Chlorus
- Cinema Comes to York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fire in the Minster