Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- Olive Oil Container
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Cross
- The Mystery Plays
- Fire in the Minster
- Gold Arm Ring
- Is York Cursed?
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Railway King: George Hudson