Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Coins
- Inscription to Hecules
- Norman Window Frame
- The Bar Convent
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Statue of the God Mars
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The York Hoard
- The Horn of Ulf
- A New University
- York Art Gallery
- Feeding Roman York