Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A New Walk
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Bombed
- The Roman Fortress
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Abbot's House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Castle Museum
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Shambles
- Viking Boot