Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Council of Arles
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Mystery Plays
- Alcuin of York
- Teaching the Poor
- Cinema Comes to York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Union Gas Works
- The Basilica
- York Castle Museum
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Holy Trinity Church
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The York Observatory