Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Royal Station Hotel
- The White Rose of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Lendal Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- De Grey Rooms
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Olave
- The 1190 Massacre
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- A New University
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bone Trial Piece
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cinema Comes to York