Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Constantius Chlorus
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Boot
- Lendal Bridge
- The Council of Arles
- George Leeman
- Second World War York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Medieval Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- William Etty, Artist
- Walmgate Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Scarborough Bridge
- York Central Library
- The Abbot's House