Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- William Etty, Artist
- Guy Fawkes
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Multangular Tower
- Judges Lodging
- York Castle Museum
- Bronze weights
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Abbot's House
- The Female Prison
- The York Observatory
- Victoria Bar