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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- The First Railway Station
- Fire in the Minster
- Medieval Prisons
- King Richard III and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Mystery Plays
- New Earswick
- Bronze weights
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Viking Silk Cap
- Stonegate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Judges Lodging
- Inside the Roman Fortress