Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Statue of the God Mars
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Boot
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bone Trial Piece
- The George Fox Incident
- Teaching the Poor
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- A New Vision For York
- The Greyfriars
- Fishergate Bar
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Mansion House
- The Railway King: George Hudson