Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Monk Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Clifford's Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- First World War York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Railway Institute
- York Railway Station
- Military Belt Fitting
- Judges Lodging
- Walmgate Bar