Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- The Mansion House
- Gold Finger Ring
- Judges Lodging
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Barley Hall
- Alcuin of York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Holocaust
- Fairfax House
- Ouse Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Industrial Upheaval