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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- 62 Low Petergate
- The County Court House
- First World War York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Bar Convent
- Guy Fawkes
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Medieval Prisons
- King Richard II and York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Mansion House
- The Greyfriars
- First World War Memorial
- George Leeman
- York Art Gallery
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate