Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Cinema Comes to York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- George Leeman
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Council of Arles
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Roman Fortress
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Victoria Bar
- The Mansion House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Boot
- Sixties York