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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Ripon College for Women
- The Red Tower
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Basilica
- Second World War York
- The Hospitium
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Scarborough Bridge
- A New University
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Church of St Helen
- The Railway Institute
- Central Methodist Chapel