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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- Stonegate
- The Abbot's House
- The 1190 Massacre
- Lendal Tower
- York Union Gas Works
- View from Station Rise
- Military Belt Fitting
- Clifford's Tower
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Statue of Napoleon
- Teaching the Poor
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- A New Walk
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Daniel Defoe's York