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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Ouse Bridge
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Medieval Prisons
- Mary Ward
- Bootham Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Coins
- York Central Library
- Dick Turpin
- Olive Oil Container
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of St Olave