Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Horn of Ulf
- A New Vision For York
- Minster Library
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- De Grey Rooms
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Multangular Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Guildhall
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- George Leeman