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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman Castle
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The End of the Abbey
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Lendal Tower
- York Garrison
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Abbey
- First World War York
- Ripon College for Women
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Pilgrimage of Grace