Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The 1190 Massacre
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Lendal Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- William Etty, Artist
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Assembly Rooms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Hospitium
- George Leeman
- Is York Cursed?
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Elizabeth Boardingham