Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Jubbergate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Walmgate Bar
- King Richard II and York
- A New Vision For York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The First Minster
- The County Court House
- Fire in the Minster
- Royal Station Hotel
- Barley Hall
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop