Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Medieval Abbey
- Industrial Upheaval
- St William's Shrine
- Ouse Bridge
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- A New Walk
- Dick Turpin
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Jubbergate
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Teaching the Poor
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Silk Cap
- Sixties York
- The Red Tower