Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Cawood Sword
- York Railway Station
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Olave
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Alcuin of York
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Bombed
- Treasurer's House
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Victoria Bar
- A New University