Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- A Pipkin
- The Norman House
- Gold Arm Ring
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bone Trial Piece
- Alcuin of York
- York and the Holocaust
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bootham School
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Union Gas Works
- Fishergate Bar
- King Richard III and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Mystery Plays