Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Micklegate Bar
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Dick Turpin
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The End of the Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Middleham Jewel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- William Etty, Artist
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Crest of York St John College
- The Victorian Prison Building