Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The George Fox Incident
- Anglian Cross
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Central Library
- The Roman Fortress
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Church of St Olave
- King Edward III and York