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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Church of St Olave
- The Retreat
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Alcuin of York
- King Edward III and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Greyfriars
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Abbot's House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Rowntree Park
- Statue of the God Mars
- Roman Head Pot
- The Norman Castle