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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- The End of the Abbey
- Bone Trial Piece
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Edward I and York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Lendal Tower
- Olive Oil Container
- The Council of Arles
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Jubbergate
- York Art Gallery
- William Etty, Artist
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The York Hoard