Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Bar Convent
- The Hospitium
- The New Theatre
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's Airfield
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Crux's Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Abbot's House
- Rowntree Park
- The Mansion House
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Minster in the 20th Century