Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- York Railway Station
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's Airfield
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- De Grey Rooms
- Olive Oil Container
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King Richard III and York
- The New Theatre