Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Abbot's House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Middleham Jewel
- Treasurer's House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Statue of the God Mars
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Fishergate Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Black Death
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Shambles
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- John Carr - Architect