Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Cawood Sword
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Judges Lodging
- King Edward III and York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Barker Tower
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Female Prison
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Transport Moves On
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The End of the Abbey