Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King Richard II and York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Edward I and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Teaching the Poor
- York Central Library
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Red Tower
- Is York Cursed?
- The New Theatre
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Gold Arm Ring
- Viking Silk Cap
- York in the fifteenth Century