Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Feeding Roman York
- York Art Gallery
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Cawood Sword
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The County Court House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The George Fox Incident
- St William's Shrine
- Micklegate Bar
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Fire in the Minster
- The Horn of Ulf