Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Cawood Sword
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Fairfax House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Railway Institute
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Feeding Roman York
- King Richard III and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Judges Lodging
- 62 Low Petergate