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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Richard II and York
- Rowntree Park
- Gold Finger Ring
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The End of the Abbey
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Edward II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Water Lanes
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman Abbey