Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Basilica
- Second World War York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Black Death
- William Etty, Artist
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Ripon College for Women
- Barker Tower
- Viking Coins
- Inside the Roman Fortress