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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Horn of Ulf
- Military Belt Fitting
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Norman Window Frame
- The Basilica
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The York Observatory
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Silver Strap Ends
- A New University
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Guy Fawkes