Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The First Railway Station
- York Art Gallery
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Olive Oil Container
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mary Ward