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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- John Carr - Architect
- Viking Coins
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Stonegate
- York Castle Museum
- Viking Sword Pommel
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Garrison
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Greyfriars
- Judges Lodging
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Archbishop Scrope Executed