Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Gold Arm Ring
- A New Vision For York
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Norman Castle
- Bootham School
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Edward III and York
- The Council of Arles
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Art Gallery
- Walmgate Bar
- The County Court House