Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Female Prison
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- New Earswick
- The New Theatre
- Statue of the God Mars
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The York Hoard
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward III and York
- St Crux's Church
- The Red Tower