Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Medieval Prisons
- Judges Lodging
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham School
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Guy Fawkes
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Vikings and Christianity
- Our Lady's Row
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Abbot's House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The York Observatory
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Alcuin of York