Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York's Airfield
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The First Railway Station
- The Black Death
- The Greyfriars
- Monk Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- William Etty, Artist