Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Clifford's Tower
- Gold Arm Ring
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Monk Bar
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Anglian Cross
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Crest of York St John College
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Bombed
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'