Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Alcuin of York
- William Etty, Artist
- York Bombed
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Teaching the Poor
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Abbot's House
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Clifford's Tower
- Ouse Bridge
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The First Minster
- Vikings and Christianity