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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Mary Ward
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's Coat of Arms
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Gold Finger Ring
- The York Observatory
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Monk Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- A New Vision For York
- New Shopping Centres