Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Barley Hall
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Medieval Abbey
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- First World War Memorial
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Railway Institute
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Bombed
- Rowntree Park
- St William's Shrine
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Roman Fortress