Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Black Death
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Minster after the Reformation
- A New Vision For York
- Our Lady's Row
- York Railway Station
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Scarborough Bridge
- Barker Tower
- Roman Head Pot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Richard III and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva