Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Gold Arm Ring
- St William's Shrine
- King Richard II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Garrison
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Judges Lodging
- Fire in the Minster
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Olive Oil Container
- Barker Tower
- Constantius Chlorus