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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The Female Prison
- Silver Strap Ends
- Feeding Roman York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Dick Turpin
- A New University
- Bronze weights
- Jubbergate
- Second World War York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St William's Shrine
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Assembly Rooms
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- New Earswick