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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- A New Walk
- Viking Coins
- George Leeman
- Olive Oil Container
- King Edward II and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The York Helmet
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Norman Minster
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Transport Moves On
- Viking Silk Cap