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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Sixties York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Ripon College for Women
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Fishergate Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Crux's Church
- The Roman Fortress
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Judges Lodging
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Basilica
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)