Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Alcuin of York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fairfax House
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The 1190 Massacre
- The York Helmet
- De Grey Rooms
- The Debtors' Prison
- A Pipkin
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Guildhall
- Mary Ward
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)