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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- The York Hoard
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Bar Convent
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Coat of Arms
- Feeding Roman York
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- George Leeman
- The Mansion House
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Ouse Bridge