Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The End of the Abbey
- Minster Library
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bronze weights
- The Mystery Plays
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Ripon College for Women
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Retreat
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway