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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- The Norman Abbey
- The York Helmet
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York's Airfield
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Our Lady's Row
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Bombed
- Sixties York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bone Trial Piece
- Mary Ward