Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Red Tower
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Constantius Chlorus
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Norman Castle
- New Shopping Centres
- The Multangular Tower
- The First Minster
- The Bar Convent
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fire in the Minster