Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Barker Tower
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Hospitium
- Margaret Clitherow
- St William's Shrine
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Multangular Tower
- A New Walk
- The Shambles