Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Feeding Roman York
- St Crux's Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Holy Trinity Church
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Union Gas Works
- King Richard III and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The New Theatre
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Norman Abbey
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- A Pipkin