Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Teaching the Poor
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The George Fox Incident
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bronze weights
- Statue of Napoleon
- William Etty, Artist
- Is York Cursed?
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Water Lanes
- Clifford's Tower
- George Leeman
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Battle of the Standard