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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Water Lanes
- The Basilica
- Viking Coins
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The New Theatre
- Bootham Bar
- The Norman Abbey
- Monk Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- A New University
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Military Belt Fitting
- Sixties York
- King Richard III and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Is York Cursed?