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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The New Theatre
- 62 Low Petergate
- Statue of an Athlete
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York in the fifteenth Century
- New Shopping Centres
- The Female Prison
- View from Station Rise
- Bootham Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Guy Fawkes
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Victoria Bar