Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Gold Arm Ring
- Rowntree Park
- King Edward I and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Micklegate Bar
- Stonegate
- Viking Male Grooming
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Water Lanes