Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bronze weights
- St William's Shrine
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Olive Oil Container
- First World War York
- Rowntree Park
- The Retreat
- Bootham Bar
- The Female Prison
- The Railway Institute
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Black Death