Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York's Coat of Arms
- The New Theatre
- Clifford's Tower
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Basilica
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Cinema Comes to York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Margaret Clitherow
- Crest of York St John College
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Barker Tower
- The Mansion House
- Roman Chimney Pot