Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Barley Hall
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Monk Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- A New Vision For York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Cawood Sword
- Our Lady's Row
- Water Lanes
- Daniel Defoe's York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York