Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Monk Bar
- Treasurer's House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Ripon College for Women
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Black Death
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Railway Station
- Viking Coins
- Mary Ward
- The York Helmet
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Inscription to Hecules
- Constantius Chlorus
- Statue of the God Mars
- Victoria Bar