Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Bar Convent
- A New Walk
- Is York Cursed?
- Barley Hall
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Walmgate Bar
- The Mystery Plays
- The Black Death
- New Earswick
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Fairfax House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The 1190 Massacre