Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Railway Institute
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Lendal Tower
- King Edward I and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Norman Minster
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Ouse Bridge
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New Walk
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bone Trial Piece
- Anglian Cross
- Bones of a Roman Combatant