Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Debtors' Prison
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Black Death
- York's Airfield
- A Pipkin
- The Abbot's House
- St Crux's Church