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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Victoria Bar
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Rowntree Park
- Clifford's Tower
- York Bombed
- The Shambles
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- First World War Memorial
- Second World War York
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York and the Holocaust
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head