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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Abbot's House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- View from Station Rise
- York Castle Museum
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Military Belt Fitting
- The York Hoard
- Monk Bar
- King Edward III and York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Fairfax House