Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- The Black Death
- The Guildhall
- Victoria Bar
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Stonegate
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The First Railway Station
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The York Hoard
- Ouse Bridge
- The Medieval Minster
- Yorkshire Museum
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Castle Museum