Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Fairfax House
- Bootham Bar
- Amber Bead Workshop
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bronze weights
- Ouse Bridge
- King Richard III and York
- King Richard II and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- William Etty, Artist
- The First Railway Station
- Lendal Tower
- Water Lanes
- King Edward III and York
- York and the Holocaust