Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fire in the Minster
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The First Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- A New University
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Statue of Napoleon
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart