Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- New Shopping Centres
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Council of Arles
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Ouse Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Walk
- Judges Lodging
- Roman Chimney Pot
- A Pipkin
- Bootham School
- The York Helmet
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- First World War York
- Anglian Burial Vessel