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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Roman Head Pot
- Yorkshire Museum
- The George Fox Incident
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Treasurer's House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Greyfriars
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Multangular Tower
- The Medieval Minster
- Dick Turpin
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate