Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- New Shopping Centres
- Church of St Helen
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Medieval Minster
- The White Rose of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Female Prison
- The Crossed Keys Symbol