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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Alcuin of York
- Anglian Cross
- Jubbergate
- The First Railway Station
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Dick Turpin
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- John Carr - Architect
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Church of St Helen
- Ouse Bridge
- A Pipkin
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate