Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Roman Head Pot
- The Red Tower
- Bootham School
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Norman Minster
- The Council of Arles
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Roman Fortress
- A New University
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York's first historian: Francis Drake