Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Guy Fawkes
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Horn of Ulf
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Jubbergate
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The County Court House
- King Richard III and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Statue of the God Mars