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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- Dick Turpin
- Fishergate Bar
- York Railway Station
- Monk Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- Bootham Bar
- Walmgate Bar
- Teaching the Poor
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King Edward I and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Ouse Bridge