Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- A New Walk
- The Black Death
- Statue of Napoleon
- Viking Boot
- York Railway Station
- The First Railway Station
- Judges Lodging
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- William Etty, Artist
- The Red Tower
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Middleham Jewel
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle