Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New Walk
- York Garrison
- Middleham Jewel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Art Gallery
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bootham School
- King Edward III and York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The White Rose of York
- The Multangular Tower
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The York Helmet