Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Anglian Carving
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Boot
- King Edward II and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Our Lady's Row
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries