Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- King Edward I and York
- The County Court House
- The Medieval Castle
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York and the Holocaust
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Sixties York
- William Etty, Artist
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Debtors' Prison
- Guy Fawkes
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bootham Bar