Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Ripon College for Women
- The Black Death
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Crux's Church
- Ouse Bridge
- Constantius Chlorus
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- A New Walk
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of St Olave
- View from Station Rise
- The Railway Institute
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- 62 Low Petergate
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart