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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Lendal Bridge
- Bootham Bar
- The Retreat
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Council of Arles
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bootham School
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rowntree Park
- York Central Library
- The First Railway Station
- Stonegate