Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Jubbergate
- The Guildhall
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Norman House
- Transport Moves On
- New Earswick
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Water Lanes
- Walmgate Bar