Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A New University
- King Edward II and York
- Viking Coins
- The Medieval Minster
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Art Gallery
- St Crux's Church
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Clifford's Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Viking Boot
- The New Theatre
- York Bombed