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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Guildhall
- The Battle of the Standard
- York in the fifteenth Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- Walmgate Bar
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Railway Station
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Statue of the God Mars
- Jewbury Cemetery
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Water Lanes
- Mithras and Arimanius
- First World War Memorial