Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Union Gas Works
- York and the Holocaust
- Bronze weights
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Helen
- The York Observatory
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Multangular Tower
- Feeding Roman York
- William Etty, Artist
- The Basilica
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Hospitium
- Ouse Bridge