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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Abbot's House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Assembly Rooms
- Is York Cursed?
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York