Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The First Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Greyfriars
- Rowntree Park
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of St Helen
- Micklegate Bar
- St Crux's Church
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Fairfax House
- Viking Boot
- York Bombed
- Walmgate Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries