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
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Feeding Roman York
- A New University
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Viking Male Grooming
- Scarborough Bridge
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The County Court House
- Medieval Prisons
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bone Trial Piece
- King Richard III and York
- Ouse Bridge
- The Victorian Prison Building