Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Viking Male Grooming
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Stonegate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Battle of the Standard
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bone Trial Piece
- Victoria Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Scarborough Bridge
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Railway Institute
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Water Lanes
- Is York Cursed?
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers