Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The York Hoard
- York's Airfield
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Multangular Tower
- Walmgate Bar
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A New University
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Eric Bloodaxe
- View from Station Rise
- York St John in the 20th Century