Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- New Shopping Centres
- Statue of Napoleon
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of an Athlete
- Alcuin of York
- View from Station Rise
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Crux's Church
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Rowntree Park
- The 1190 Massacre
- A New Vision For York
- King Edward III and York