Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Alcuin of York
- The Female Prison
- Clifford's Tower
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fairfax House
- Crest of York St John College
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- First World War York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- First World War Memorial
- View from Station Rise
- The Basilica