Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King Edward I and York
- The Norman Minster
- George Leeman
- John Carr - Architect
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Roman Head Pot
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St Crux's Church
- York Railway Station
- The Norman Abbey
- The Bar Convent
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Cinema Comes to York