Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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 Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The 1190 Massacre
- Is York Cursed?
- Judges Lodging
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- King Edward III and York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Lendal Bridge
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Statue of the God Mars
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's Coat of Arms
- Vikings and Christianity
- Viking Coins
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse