Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Norman House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bronze weights
- The White Rose of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Coins
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bootham School
- The Female Prison
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Water Lanes
- King Edward I and York
- Statue of Napoleon