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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Mystery Plays
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Roman Fortress
- Ripon College for Women
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Anglian Cross
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Fire in the Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Second World War York
- York Garrison
- Jubbergate