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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Norman Castle
- Rowntree Park
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- First World War Memorial
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Teaching the Poor
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Feeding Roman York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head