Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Monk Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- Rowntree Park
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Debtors' Prison
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Skeldergate Bridge
- First World War Memorial
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Roman Fortress
- John Carr - Architect
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Jewbury Cemetery