Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- A New Walk
- New Earswick
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Retreat
- The White Rose of York
- Anglian Cross
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Anglian Carving
- The Multangular Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bootham Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Abbot's House