Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Basilica
- York and the Holocaust
- The Abbot's House
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Railway Institute
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Walmgate Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Female Prison
- Church of St Helen
- Margaret Clitherow
- A Pipkin
- The Mansion House