Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- The Medieval Abbey
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Shambles
- Treasurer's House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze weights
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Garrison
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Mystery Plays
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Art Gallery
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'