Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Norman Minster
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- A New Vision For York
- Norman Window Frame
- Industrial Upheaval
- Olive Oil Container
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Castle Museum
- Barley Hall
- View from Station Rise
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Railway Institute
- Stonegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake