Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Church of St Olave
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Black Death
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Female Prison
- First World War York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Central Methodist Chapel
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Vale of York Viking Hoard