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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Margaret Clitherow
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Crest of York St John College
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York and the Holocaust
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Second World War York
- Jubbergate
- Our Lady's Row
- View from Station Rise
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street