Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- The Mystery Plays
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bootham Bar
- Mary Ward
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman Minster
- First World War Memorial
- Daniel Defoe's York
- John Carr - Architect
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The County Court House