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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- The Medieval Castle
- Minster Library
- Crest of York St John College
- The Minster after the Reformation
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Holy Trinity Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- Ouse Bridge
- The Mystery Plays
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Bar Convent
- Medieval Prisons
- York Bombed
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fairfax House