Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Lendal Tower
- Treasurer's House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Sixties York
- The York Observatory
- Fire in the Minster
- Is York Cursed?
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The End of the Abbey
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King Edward III and York
- Norman Window Frame
- Anglian Cross