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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Barker Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Lendal Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Crux's Church
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- New Earswick
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Rowntree Park
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Is York Cursed?
- Mithras and Arimanius