Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Shambles
- The Multangular Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Margaret Clitherow
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Bar Convent
- The New Theatre
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Anglian Cross
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Inscription from Fortress Gate