Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Barley Hall
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Council of Arles
- St Crux's Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Our Lady's Row
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Railway Institute
- Victoria Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Medieval Prisons