Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bronze weights
- The York Observatory
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Barker Tower
- Our Lady's Row
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The New Theatre
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Richard III and York
- York Castle Museum
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Teaching the Poor
- The Black Death
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)