Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Roman Head Pot
- Micklegate Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- The Medieval Castle
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Hoard
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The End of the Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The White Rose of York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- View from Station Rise
- St Crux's Church