Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Clifford's Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Helen
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Norman Window Frame
- Victoria Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Cross
- Stonegate
- The York Helmet
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rowntree Park
- King Richard II and York
- The York Observatory