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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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Scarborough Bridge
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Judges Lodging
- A New Vision For York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Viking Male Grooming
- York Bombed
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Council of Arles
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Minster Library
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Abbot's House