Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Olive Oil Container
- Anglian Cross
- Gold Arm Ring
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The First Railway Station
- The Female Prison
- Bronze weights
- The Horn of Ulf
- St William's Shrine
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Ripon College for Women
- Alcuin of York
- The Norman Minster
- Victoria Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Railway Institute