Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Judges Lodging
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King Edward I and York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Greyfriars
- Rowntree Park
- The Cawood Sword
- The George Fox Incident
- Fishergate Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Victoria Bar
- Middleham Jewel