Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Norman Minster
- Anglian Cross
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- New Shopping Centres
- King Edward III and York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The George Fox Incident
- Scarborough Bridge
- A Pipkin
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions