Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Teaching the Poor
- Barley Hall
- Fairfax House
- The Norman Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse