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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Church of St Olave
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Church of St Helen
- York and the Holocaust
- Our Lady's Row
- Anglian Carving
- 62 Low Petergate
- Ouse Bridge
- Roman Head Pot
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Shambles
- Teaching the Poor
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector