Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- King Edward II and York
- Norman Window Frame
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The George Fox Incident
- York Castle Museum
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Feeding Roman York
- The Medieval Castle
- York Bombed