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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Margaret Clitherow
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Female Prison
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- William Etty, Artist
- The Norman Minster
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Barker Tower
- Royal Station Hotel
- Barley Hall
- Mary Ward
- Cinema Comes to York