Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Clifford's Tower
- Statue of an Athlete
- York and the Holocaust
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inscription to Hecules
- Second World War York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Mansion House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace