Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Statue of an Athlete
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Statue of Napoleon
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The George Fox Incident
- St William's Shrine
- The Retreat
- St Crux's Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- A New Walk
- The Assembly Rooms