Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Mystery Plays
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Fire in the Minster
- The York Observatory
- First World War York
- Monk Bar
- The York Helmet
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Olive Oil Container
- Viking Coins
- Roman Gods and Goddesses