Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Coat of Arms
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Medieval Minster
- The Railway Institute
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Edward II and York
- York Union Gas Works
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- New Earswick
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bones of a Roman Combatant