Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The White Rose of York
- Medieval Prisons
- Industrial Upheaval
- A New University
- Statue of Napoleon
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Horn of Ulf
- Royal Station Hotel
- Norman Window Frame
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Battle of the Standard
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bone Trial Piece