Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- John Carr - Architect
- Stonegate
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bone Trial Piece
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- A New Walk
- The Black Death
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- George Leeman
- York Union Gas Works
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Norman Window Frame