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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Central Methodist Chapel
- A New Walk
- 62 Low Petergate
- St William's Shrine
- The White Rose of York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Anglian Cross
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Monk Bar
- A Pipkin
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Royal Station Hotel
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The York Helmet
- Anglian Hanging Bowl