Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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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...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Mystery Plays
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Scarborough Bridge
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Guildhall
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Female Prison
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa