Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- The York Observatory
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Richard II and York
- Sixties York
- The Norman Abbey
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Medieval Castle
- York Union Gas Works
- A New Walk
- Fishergate Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- Lendal Tower
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists