Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- The York Observatory
- Statue of an Athlete
- Lendal Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The End of the Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The 1190 Massacre
- Minster Library
- Gold Finger Ring
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Norman Minster
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Medieval Minster
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head