Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Yorkshire Museum
- Olive Oil Container
- Crest of York St John College
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- First World War York
- Fire in the Minster
- Barker Tower
- York Bombed
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Basilica
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Victoria Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries