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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Mansion House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Retreat
- Ouse Bridge
- Victoria Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Shambles
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Castle Museum
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Medieval Prisons
- King Richard III and York
- Olive Oil Container