Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Olive Oil Container
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Castle Museum
- King Edward II and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Inscription to Hecules
- Yorkshire Museum
- Constantius Chlorus
- King Richard III and York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard