Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Minster Library
- Fairfax House
- Walmgate Bar
- Anglian Carving
- The New Theatre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Roman Fortress
- A New University
- Constantius Chlorus
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The White Rose of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Holy Trinity Church