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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Guildhall
- The Medieval Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bootham School
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Hoard
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Pilgrimage of Grace