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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- William Etty, Artist
- York Bombed
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Hoard
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Mansion House
- The Multangular Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Richard II and York
- Norman Window Frame
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Coins
- Monk Bar