Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Roman Head Pot
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York's Airfield
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Edward I and York
- The End of the Abbey
- George Leeman
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Medieval Minster
- The Multangular Tower
- Constantius Chlorus
- Ouse Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool