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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Dick Turpin
- Crest of York St John College
- Feeding Roman York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Olive Oil Container
- York and the Holocaust
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Teaching the Poor
- Minster Library
- The Black Death
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa