Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Fishergate Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Crest of York St John College
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The White Rose of York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Guy Fawkes
- John Carr - Architect
- Medieval Prisons
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse