Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- The Basilica
- Ouse Bridge
- The Mansion House
- A Pipkin
- The First Minster
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Union Gas Works
- The Greyfriars
- Is York Cursed?
- The Mystery Plays
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bootham School
- The Female Prison
- St William's Shrine