Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Abbot's House
- York Castle Museum
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- A New Walk
- Clifford's Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Railway Station
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Sixties York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Edward III and York
- Viking Male Grooming