Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- New Earswick
- Rowntree Park
- The Hospitium
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- A New Walk
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New University
- Teaching the Poor
- Military Belt Fitting
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Monk Bar
- Bootham School
- Sixties York
- Medieval Prisons
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head