Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Multangular Tower
- The Greyfriars
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Helmet
- The Guildhall
- The 1190 Massacre
- St William's Shrine
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Church of All Saints Pavement