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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Castle Museum
- King Edward I and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Ouse Bridge
- Constantius Chlorus
- Feeding Roman York
- The York Hoard
- The York Helmet
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Richard III and York
- York and the Holocaust
- Statue of Napoleon
- View from Station Rise
- The Mystery Plays
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- George Leeman