Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Royal Station Hotel
- First World War Memorial
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- De Grey Rooms
- King Richard II and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Mary Ward
- Second World War York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Barley Hall
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fire in the Minster
- The Medieval Abbey
- George Leeman
- The Female Prison