Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Constantius Chlorus
- The End of the Abbey
- Norman Window Frame
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Assembly Rooms
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Fire in the Minster
- The Medieval Minster
- George Leeman
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Edward III and York