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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Retreat
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Dick Turpin
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York's Airfield
- Treasurer's House
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Cross
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Union Gas Works