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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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The New Theatre
- William Etty, Artist
- Olive Oil Container
- Ripon College for Women
- The Mansion House
- King Edward II and York
- Clifford's Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Is York Cursed?
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Debtors' Prison
- Amber Bead Workshop