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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Ouse Bridge
- The Basilica
- The York Helmet
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Lendal Tower
- The Greyfriars
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bone Trial Piece
- Scarborough Bridge
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bootham Bar
- First World War York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Industrial Upheaval
- Stonegate
- The Battle of the Standard
- Elizabeth Boardingham