Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Mystery Plays
- De Grey Rooms
- Stonegate
- York Central Library
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Feeding Roman York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Basilica
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The George Fox Incident
- The Bar Convent
- Sixties York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Scarborough Bridge
- Medieval Chamber Pot